Ken Blanchard Explained

Ken Blanchard
Birth Date:	6 May 1939
Birth Place:	Orange, New Jersey
Alma Mater:	Cornell University, 1961 Colgate University, 1963
Occupation:	Author, Motivational speaker, Consultant, Management expert
Notable Works:	The One Minute Manager, 1982 Leadership and the One Minute Manager, 1985 Raving Fans, 1993 Gung Ho!,, 1996 The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do, 2004 Refire! Don't Retire, 2015
Spouse:	Marjorie Blanchard

Kenneth Hartley Blanchard (born May 6, 1939) is an American author, business consultant and motivational speaker who has written more than 70 books, most of which were co-authored. His most successful book, The One Minute Manager, has sold more than 15 million copies and been translated into many languages.^[1] He is the co-creator with Dr. Paul Hersey of Situational Leadership, a theory they developed while working on the textbook Management of Organizational Behavior.^[2]

Blanchard is the Chief Spiritual Officer of Blanchard,^[3] an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Marjorie Blanchard, co-founded in 1979 in San Diego, California.^[4]

Education

Blanchard attended New Rochelle High School, and graduated in 1957.^[5] He completed a BA degree in government and philosophy at Cornell University in 1961, an MA degree in sociology and counseling at Colgate University in 1963 and a PhD degree in education administration and leadership at Cornell University in 1967.^{[6] [7]}

Blanchard is a Cornell University trustee emeritus and visiting professor at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.^[8] He and his wife were named Cornell Entrepreneurs of the Year in 1991.

Books

Some of Blanchard's more than 70 books are:

• The One Minute Manager (co-author Spencer Johnson, 1982) combines Blanchard's management theory with the parable writing style Johnson established in his Value Tales for children in the 1970s.^[9] In 2001, a Wall Street Journal article noted that The One Minute Manager bore a resemblance to an article written by Blanchard's former colleague, Arthur Elliott Carlisle.^{[10] [11]} Carlisle's allegations of plagiarism were never proven. In 2015 the book was revised and released as The New One Minute Manager.^[12]
• Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership® (1985) (in which he coined the term seagull manager)
• Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service (1993)
• Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization (1997)
• Whale Done! The Power of Positive Relationships (2002)
• The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do (2004)
• Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations (2006).^[13]

See also

• Situational leadership theory
• Spencer Johnson
• Business fable

Bibliography

• Servant Leadership in Action: How You Can Achieve Great Relationships and Results (edited by Ken Blanchard and Renee Broadwell) (2018), Berrett-Koehler Publishers; .
• One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor--and Why You'll Benefit from Being One (with Claire Diaz-Ortiz, 2017), William Morrow; .
• Collaboration Begins with You: Be a Silo Buster (with Jane Ripley and Eunice Parisi-Carew, 2015), Berrett-Koehler Publishers; .
• Refire! Don't Retire: Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life (with Morton Shaevitz, 2015), Berrett-Koehler Publishers; .
• The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do, 3rd Edition (with Mark Miller, 2014), Berrett-Koehler Publishers; .
• Fit at Last: Look and Feel Better Once and for All (with Tim Kearin, 2014), Berrett-Koehler Publishers; .
• Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life (with Mark Miller, 2012), Berrett-Koehler Publishers; .
• Lead With LUV (with Colleen Barrett, 2011); .
• Full Steam Ahead!: Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Work and Your Life, 2nd Edition (with Jesse Lyn Stoner, 2011), Berrett-Koehler Publishers, .
• Whale Done Parenting: How to Make Parenting a Positive Experience for You and Your Kids (with Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, and Jim Ballard, 2009), Berrett-Koehler Publishers; .
• Who Killed Change?: Solving the Mystery of Leading People Through Change (with John Britt, Pat Zigarmi, and Judd Hoekstra, 2009)
• Helping People Win at Work: A Business Philosophy Called Don't Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A (with Garry Ridge, 2009)
• The One Minute Entrepreneur (with Don Hutson and Ethan Willis, 2008)
• 4th Secret of the One Minute Manager: A Powerful Way to Make Things Better (with Margret McBride, 2008) * The Mulligan: A Parable of Second Chances (with Wally Armstrong) (Thomas Nelson, 2007)
• Go Team!: Take Your Team to the Next Level (with Alan Randolph, and Peter Grazier, 2007), Berrett-Koehler Publishers; .
• Know Can Do!: Put Your Know-How Into Action (with Paul J Meyer and Dick Ruhe, 2007), Berrett-Koehler Publishers;
• Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations (FT Press, 2006)
• Lead Like Jesus: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time (with Phil Hodges) (Thomas Nelson, 2006) .
• The Simple Truths of Service (with Barbara Glanz) (Blanchard Family Partnership, 2005)
• Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Self Leadership (with Susan Fowler and Laurence Hawkins) (William Morrow, 2005)
• One Solitary Life (HarperCollins Business, 2005)
• The On-time, On-Target Manager (One Minute Manager) (with Steve Gottry) (HarperCollins Entertainment, 2004),
• Heart of a Leader: Insights on the Art of Influence (HarperCollins Business, 2004)
• Customer Mania! It's Never Too Late to Build a Customer-Focused Company (Free Press, 2004)
• The Leadership Pill: The Missing Ingredient in Motivating People Today (HarperCollins Business, 2003) ISBN
• Servant Leader (HarperCollins Business, 2003) ISBN
• Managing By Values: How to Put Your Values into Action for Extraordinary Results (with Michael O'Connor, 2003) Berrett-Koehler Publishers; .
• Whale Done! : The Power of Positive Relationships (with Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, and Jim Ballard, HarperCollins Business, 2002) ISBN
• The One Minute Apology: A Powerful Way to Make Things Better (with Margaret McBride, HarperCollins Business, 2002) ISBN
• The Generosity Factor (TM), The (HarperCollins Business, August 1 2002) ISBN
• High Five! The Magic of Working Together (with Sheldon Bowles, HarperCollins Business, January 1 2001) ISBN
• Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute (with John P. Carlos and Alan Randolph, 2001), Berrett-Koehler Publishers, .
• The 3 Keys to Empowerment: Release the Power Within People for Astonishing Results (with John P. Carlos, and Alan Randolph, 2001), Berrett-Koehler Publishers, .
• Big Bucks! (with Sheldon Bowles, William Morrow, 2000)
• The One Minute Manager Balances Work and Life (One Minute Manager Library) (HarperCollins Business, 1999) ISBN
• The One Minute Golfer: Enjoying the Great Game More (One Minute Manager Library) (HarperCollins Business, 1999) ISBN
• The 3 Keys to Empowerment: Release the Power Within People for Astonishing Results (HarperCollins Business, 1999) ISBN
• Leadership by the Book: Tools to Transform Your Workplace (with Bill Hybels and Phil Hodges, HarperCollins Business, 1999) ISBN
• Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization (with Sheldon Bowles, HarperCollins Business, 1998) ISBN
• Mission Possible: Becoming A World-Class Organization While There's Still Time (HarperCollins Business, 1996) ISBN
• Empowerement Takes More than a Minute (with John P Carlos and Alan Randolph, 1996) ISBN
• Raving Fans a Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service (with Sheldon Bowles, HarperCollins Business, 1993) ISBN
• Playing the Great Game of Golf: Making Every Minute Count (1992)
• The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams (with Don Carew and Eunice Parisi-Carew, William Morrow & Co, 1990, 3rd ed, 2009)
• One Minute Manager Meets The Monkey, The (HarperCollins Business, 1989) ISBN
• Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources (with Paul Hersey, 5th ed, 1988)
• The Power of Ethical Management (with Norman Vincent Peale, HarperCollins Business, 1988) ISBN
• The One Minute Manager Gets Fit (with D.W. Edington and Marjorie Blanchard, 1986) ISBN
• Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership (with Patricia Zigarmi and Drea Zigarmi, HarperCollins Business, 1985)

ISBN

• Organizational Change Through Effective Leadership (with Robert H. Guest and Paul Hersey, 2nd ed 1985) ISBN
• Putting the One Minute Manager to Work (with Robert Lobrber, William Morrow & Co, 1984) ISBN
• The One Minute Manager: The Quickest Way to Increase Your Own Prosperity (with Spencer Johnson, William Morrow & Co, 1982)
• The Family Game: A Situational Approach to Effective Parenting (with Paul Hersey, 1979) ISBN

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sullivan. Patricia. 2019. Chief Spiritual Officer: How did former UMass faculty member Ken Blanchard build a business on praise and positivity?. The Magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. en-US.
2. Book: Hersey, Paul . Management of organizational behavior: leading human resources . Blanchard . Kenneth H. . Johnson . Dewey E. . 2013 . Pearson . 978-0-13-255640-8 . Boston.
3. Web site: Ken Blanchard Companies. https://web.archive.org/web/20151122224204/http://www.kenblanchard.com/img/pub/ken_blanchard.pdf. 2015-11-22. dead.
4. Web site: Ken Blanchard. Archipelago. World. HarperCollins US. 2016-06-14.
5. Web site: Kenneth Blanchard. www.nndb.com. 2016-06-14.
6. http://www.success.com/article/legends-ken-blanchards-lifetime-mission Legends: Ken Blanchard's Lifetime Mission
7. Web site: Keynote Speaker Ken Blanchard. The Goodman Speakers Bureau. 2016-06-14. 2014-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20140311050834/http://www.goodmanspeakersbureau.com/biographies/blanchard_ken.htm. dead.
8. Web site: Cornell Chronicle . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613073649/http://www.news.cornell.edu//Chronicle/96/8.29.96/Blanchard.html . 2007-06-13 .
9. News: Sandomir. Richard. 2017-07-08. Spencer Johnson, 'Who Moved My Cheese?' Author, Dies at 78 (Published 2017). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-02-19. 0362-4331.
10. News: Wait a Minute. Wall Street Journal. 22 June 2001. Teresi. Dick.
11. Web site: Organizational Dynamics - MacGregor . 24 . Autumn 1995 . 0090-2616 . Carlisle . Arthur Elliott . 68-79.
12. Book: Blanchard, Ken . The new one minute manager . Johnson . Spencer . 2015 . William Morrow . 978-0-06-236754-9 . New York.
13. https://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A34W7KBHWQ90HC Amazon.com: Profile for Ken Blanchard